Executive Summary Diginomica interviewed SAP CEO, Christian Klein. We fact-checked this compliant interview. Introduction Diginomica recently published an article where Denis Howlett interviewed SAP ECO Christian Klein. The interview was quite interesting, but only if one reads between the lines. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article…
Executive Summary SAP resources often critique Brightwork. We review the statements by one SAP consultant regarding Brightwork’s specificity of critiques against SAP and check its validity. Introduction We sometimes have surreal interactions on LinkedIn, where various pro-vendor individuals make unsupported claims. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this…
Executive Summary Consultants with no research background often assume that they can accuse an entity of bias if they don’t provide a sufficient amount of positive coverage. We analyze the validity of this claim. Introduction We sometimes have surreal interactions on LinkedIn, where various pro-vendor individuals make unsupported claims. Our References for This Article If…
Executive Summary SAP gained cloud market share exclusively via acquisition. This playbook demoted in-house development into a second-class citizen. We cover how SAP’s dysfunctional acquisition strategy works. Introduction Bill McDermott became CEO at SAP on February 7, 2010. His goal was to make SAP number one by market share in cloud apps. He looked at…
Executive Summary It has been proposed that SAP should not be critiqued and that all information about SAP should come from SAP funded sources. We ask the question if readers prefer that we sell out to SAP. Introduction Our last article on HANA titled SAP’s Layoffs, and a Brightwork Warning on HANA created quite a…
Executive Summary About the Award Who is the IoT Breakthrough of the Year Awards? The IoT Breakthrough of the Year Awards? Who is Reporting on the IoT Awards Introduction It was recently called out that SAP won an award for IoT. In this article, we analyze the validity of this award. Our References for This…
Executive Summary The Glossy Story of Jabil and IoT Is Connecting to a Printer IoT? What is the Definition of IoT Again? Introduction SAP has been very aggressively pushing Leonardo. We have previously questioned whether SAP really has much IoT business in the article Why Leonardo Seems to Fake. Recently we found this supposed success…
Executive Summary Digital transformation was adopted by software vendors and consulting companies that place the process as the desired outcome. Ding Ding Ding….we have a new Golden Pinocchio Award Winner! Video Introduction: Term Digital Transformation Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) After analyzing various methodologies, tools, or assistive items offered by consulting companies…
Executive Summary SAP produces negative innovation and focuses far more on marketing innovation than actually creating innovation. Examples of fake or negative innovations are HANA and S/4HANA, among many others. Video Introduction: How to Best Understand SAP’s Negative Innovation Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Many companies exaggerate the amount of innovation they…
Executive Summary A conference monkey is an SAP customer who provides false information at conferences in return for SAP compensation. We describe how the conference monkey system works. Introduction It is customary to think that consulting companies and software vendors will tell lies to increase their sales in many conferences. But what is surprising to…